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Former N.C. State star and Wilmington native Roman Gabriel will be honored during the first half of UNC Pembroke’s nationally televised season-opening football against Winston-Salem State on Thursday.… Read More »

Two of the three ACC players nominated as candidates for the award honoring senior football players for their performance on and off the field are from Duke. The Blue Devils joined Arizona State as the only schools with multiple candidates.… Read More »

Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said that leading receiver Michael Campanaro is healthy and will be in the starting lineup when the Deacons play their ACC opener at Boston College on Friday night. Campanaro, a preseason All-ACC selection, missed last week’s opener against Presbyterian because of a sore hamstring in a move Grobe termed a precautionary measure. “I think Camp could have played last week,” the coach said during the ACC’s weekly teleconference. “He had been having problems with his… Read More »

Saying that QB Manny Stocker’s brief action last season was “premature to his growth,” N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said Wednesday that he plans to redshirt the sophomore this season … that is, as long as the Wolfpack suffers another injury at the position. … Read More »